10-Day Eviction Warning Legislation on Hold Landlords have sued to stop the 10-day warning legislation before eviction that was passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. This legislation is on hold: Supervisor Dean Preston’s legislation extending a 10 day waiting period after 3 day notices before a landlord can file an Unlawful Detainer (court…
Eviction Notices If for any reason a tenant receives eviction papers, they should immediately contact the Eviction Defense Collaborative at (415) 659-9184 or legal@evictiondefense.org to be connected with a City-funded attorney from our Tenant Right to Counsel Program. A full list of resources is available at https://sf.gov/information/covid-19-emergency-tenant-protections.
Eviction Protections Flow Chart Update: If Assembly Bill 2179 passes (vote expected 3/31/22) then those who applied for rent relief before March 31 will be able to stay in their homes until at least July 1. (Emergency COVID protections are in place until June 30.) However, Assembly Bill 2179 would override the local eviction moratorium.…
Right-To-Organize Passed by SF Supervisors The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance requiring landlords to recognize the right of tenants in buildings with at least five units to organize. The ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Aaron Peskinin October of last year, also requires that landlords or a representative meet with the associations up…
TAX ON VACANT APARTMENTS A report published last week by the Board of Supervisors Budget and Legislative Analyst showed that one of every ten residential units in San Francisco—more than 40,000 homes—is vacant. With more than 8,000 unhoused persons in the city, this means that there are more than four times more empty homes than…
Veritas Strikers Win Groundbreaking Concessions and Vote to End 5 Month Debt Strike SAN FRANCISCO — The Veritas Tenants Association (VTA) — the statewide tenant union for Veritas tenants throughout California — has issued the following statement to mark the end of their five-month debt strike to win a fair rent-relief agreement that minimizes reliance…
Rent Increase Limitation If Not Covered Under SF/CA Rent Control Through April 16, 2022 For rental units not covered under the San Francisco Rent Ordinance nor California rent control including when the master tenant leaves (California Civil Code Section 1954.53(d)(2)), a rent increase is often allowed. However, the state of emergency in California limits the…
Veritas Investments Announces New Program to Forgive Uncovered Portions of Back-Rent Owed by Residential Tenants Veritas Investments — SF’s largest landlord, which owns and manages some 250 residential properties in the city — announced this week it will not require tenants to pay their overdue rent caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In what’s being described…
100% Low-Income Housing to Be Built in SF Up to 300 100% low-income units will be built at 1979 Mission Street near 16th St in San Francisco starting as early as next year. The “Monster in the Mission” with mostly market-rate housing that had been originally proposed by developer Maximus Real Estate had been opposed…
S.F. tenants made millions after suing landlords over bogus owner move-in evictions https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/S-F-tenants-sued-landlords-over-bogus-owner-16705393.php J.K. Dineen Dec. 16, 2021 Four years after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a bill meant to crack down on bogus owner move-in evictions, the legislation is paying off in a big way — at least for a few fortunate…